Intro to FSMA Training: Olathe

April 2 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

This course is a 4 hour abbreviated training session that will teach fruit and vegetable growers the core principles of produce safety, the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) produce safety rule. Attendees will also receive free water testing after the workshop.

Who should attend:
Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety and the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. Note that attending this course will NOT meet the training requirements of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule

Topics to be covered:

Produce Safety Basics

Worker Hygiene

Soil Amendments

Wildlife and animals

Agricultural water

Postharvest handling

FSMA requirements and exemptions

Water sampling and testing

Registration: Registeronline
Cost is $15/person which includes lunch and free post-workshop water testing.

Registration can be done online at www.ksre.k-state.edu/foodsafety/produce/index.html or print the registration form and bring it/mail it with payment (checks made out to Kansas State Research and Extension) to 22201 W Innovation Dr, Olathe, KS 66061.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be available up to 7 days before the event.
If you do not enter a valid e-mail address, you will not receive a confirmation of your registration.

More information on this and other MU/KSU Extension Produce Safety workshops, including workshops meeting FSMA produce safety rule training requirements are at: www.ksre.k-state.edu/foodsafety/produce/index.html

Want to make $100 for your participation?
KSU, MU, and LU are in need of farms to volunteer for on-farm assessment both before and after the course. This assessment information will be used ONLY by KSU, MU and LU to improve the effectiveness of our training and will not be shared with regulatory bodies. Please let us know if you are interested.

This workshop is supported by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Food Safety Outreach Grant

KSRE is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all participants. If you have special requirements due to physical, visual, or hearing disability, please contact Londa Nwadike at lnwadike@ksu.edu

The half-day workshops sponsored by K-State, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, the Kansas Beginning Farmers Coalition, Kansas Farmers Union, and the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Separate full-day trainings are planned in several locations in Missouri and Kansas which will meet the training requirements of the FSMA. They are sponsored by the same groups as above, as well as the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

Venue

Organizer

Londa Nwadike

Email:

lnwadike@ksu.edu

about KFU

Kansas Farmers Union is the state’s oldest active general farm organization working to protect and enhance the economic interests and quality of life for family farmers and ranchers and rural communities.

We believe family ownership of farm land is the basis for the world’s most viable system of food and fiber production, and that maintaining this family farm system will preserve our natural and human resources.

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